ACCURACY

ACCURACY

Accuracy is one of the 10 General Physical Skills in fitness. It is defined as the ability to control a movement in a given direction or at a given intensity. Rowing is a great example of how to practice accuracy and today’s WOD is the perfect time to apply what you learn.

Coach Pat, does an excellent job of working with our members discussing what is going on with the rower. He will instruct you to aim for a target Stroke Per Minute (SPM). He will then instruct the group to decrease the split time on the erg while MAINTAINING the same SPM. Here he is training you on how to become more accurate with the efficiency of each pull on the chain. He is also teaching how to increase your power for each stroke. Increased power means more work can be done in the same or less time, thus you are improving your fitness.

If you still feel lost when there is a rowing WOD programmed, you should set up a private session with Pat so that he can sit down with you and take you through all of the steps. Rowing can be a powerful tool in building up more fitness. You want to be sure that it fits into your wheelhouse.